Vehicular Standards

What has improved engine technology to do with it?

Improved engine technology and fuel quality has thus created a new debate. “Ironically, particle control regulations may have made the situation worse,” points out Wexler, referring to increased

Publication Date:

14/09/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20030915

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution Control, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, SPM, CNG, Fuel Quality, Vehicular Standards, Auto Technology, Research, Scientists, Legislation, Statistics

Air Pollution

small in size, big problem

Nanoparticles, as tiny as a billionth of a metre, pose a challenge to scientists and regulatory authorities alike. It may also be a huge health problem, says CHANDRACHUR GHOSE

Publication Date:

14/09/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20030915

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution Control, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, SPM, CNG, Fuel Quality, Vehicular Standards, Auto Technology, Research, Scientists, Legislation, Statistics

Air Pollution

Supreme Court order dated 05/04/2002 in the case of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India and Ors on vehicular pollution in Delhi

Supreme Court order dated 05/04/2002 in the case of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India and Ors on vehicular pollution in Delhi.

Publication Date:

05/04/2002

Source: Supreme Court of India

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Supreme Court, Urban Air Quality, Delhi, CNG, Public Transport, Fuel Quality, Diesel, Vehicular Standards, Petrol, Air Pollution Control, Environment Act 1986, Respiratory Diseases, Heart Diseases, Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Report on standards for CNG vehicles and refilling stations

The current emission standards and safety measures for conversion of in-use vehicles to CNG are extremely lax. The emission standards only require the vehicles to meet the equivalent standards for diesel and petrol vehicles in force in the year of manufacture. This means that a pre-1996 vehicle after being converted to CNG would have to meet only the outdated emission

Publication Date:

01/07/2001

Source: Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority

Tags:

Air Pollution, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), CNG, Vehicular Standards, CNG Safety, Supreme Court, India, Vehicles, Vehicle Technology and Fuel

Energy

China Unveils State Fuel Reserve Plan

China said on Monday it will boost state reserves of refined fuels, its first official plan to expand beyond its crude reserves, and help cut high inventories held by oil companies.

Publication Date:

19/05/2009

Source: Planet Ark (Australia)

Tags:

Diesel, Refinery Technology, Kerosene, Vehicular Standards, Euro III, Energy, China

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